Sy Thomas Explained

SLY Thomas
Birth Date:24 August 1979
Birth Place:High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Known For:TV presenting
Occupation:Television personality, standup comedian, actor
Website:www.sythomas.com

Simon George Thomas (born 24 August 1979 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is a British TV presenter, stand-up comedian and actor.

Early years and career

Thomas attended Aberystwyth University, Wales, where he studied drama from 1998 to 2001 and received a BA upper second.

In 2005, Thomas took part in a documentary film with Alexis Dubus about the Plymouth to Banjul Challenge. The project involved buying a car for £100 and attempting to drive it 4,000 miles through seven countries and the Sahara Desert before auctioning it off for local charities in the Gambia.[1] He has referred to this as a life-changing experience.[2]

In 2006 he started presenting comedy characters on Nickelodeon which led to a full presenting role on ME:TV and the UK Kids' Choice Awards in 2007.

Thomas is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his comedy partner Simon Feilder. Their 'Life Of Si' shows spun off from a series of YouTube videos made when they lived in the same London flat.[3] [4]

Thomas appeared in a viral Vodafone campaign alongside Lewis Hamilton[5] [6]

He was the lead presenter on the first two series of the TV programme The Cool Stuff Collective by Archie Productions on ITV.[7]

In June 2011, Thomas began demonstrating products from the Argos catalogue, such as backpacks and camcorders, on home shopping channel Argos TV.[8]

From September 2012, Thomas has starred as Archie in the CBBC sitcom The Revolting World of Stanley Brown.[9]

Since 2021 Sy has been on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/sythomascomedy [10]

According to Sy in his stream he said he wouldn't do "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" because he would be known as the guy who ate a bollock. At 1h59m30s on Twitch Video[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: End of the road . Swift Films . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110128015807/http://www.swiftfilms.co.uk/projects/project/?project=end_of_the_road . 2011-01-28 .
  2. Web site: Sy's long road to success . Cambrian News .
  3. Web site: Life of Si . TheSkinny .
  4. Web site: Discussing Life of Si . Londonisfunny .
  5. Web site: Housemates . richmondandtwickenhamtimes .
  6. Web site: office grand prix. RCGPGuys/Vodafone.
  7. Web site: Cool Stuff Collective . CITV . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110228191256/http://www.itv.com/citvonline/coolstuffcollective/ . 2011-02-28 .
  8. Web site: Argos TV Presenters Sy Thomas . Argos .
  9. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/stanleybrown.pdf Stanley Brown Media Pack
  10. Web site: Twitch.
  11. Web site: Twitch.